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History Pre-Intermediate 1

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

became the wealthiest industrial power in the world during the 18 century.

a)

Great Britain

b)

Nullius

c)

New South Wales

d)

Harsh

2.

The name given by Western Australians to people from the eastern colonies

a)

NEW SOUTH WALES

b)

 T’OTHERSIDERS

c)

NULLIUS

d)

HARSH

3.

became the source of valuable products of wool for the booming factories in Great Britain.

a)

T’OTHERSIDERS

b)

NEW SOUTH WALES

c)

GREAT BRITAIN

d)

HARSH

4.

Terra _________________ is a term meaning land belonging to no one. Secondary settlements were distant from cultivated farmland and isolated from visiting trading ships. Life for the convicts in these areas was difficult and punishments were _________________.

a)

NULLIUS 

b)

GREAT BRITAIN

c)

T’OTHERSIDERS 

d)

  HARSH

5.

The European perspective:

a)

AUSTRALIA WAS SETTLED PEACEFULLY, LAND WAS EXPLORED AND OCCUPIED, FARMS WERE DEVELOPED, PROGRESS WAS MADE

b)

AUSTRALIA WAS INVADED, RESISTANCE WAS MET WITH VIOLENDE, THEIR LAND WAS STOLEN

6.

The Indigenous perspective

a)

AUSTRALIA WAS SETTLED PEACEFULLY, LAND WAS EXPLORED AND OCCUPIED, FARMS WERE DEVELOPED, PROGRESS WAS MADE

b)

AUSTRALIA WAS INVADED, RESISTANCE WAS MET WITH VIOLENDE, THEIR LAND WAS STOLEN

7.

According to European perspective, _________________ was settled peacefully.

a)

  WEALTH 

b)

AUSTRALIA 

c)

IMMUNITY

d)

JOHN BATMAN

8.

Land was explored, farms were developed, towns were established, people accumulated _________________ and progress was made

a)

JOHN BATMAN 

b)

AUSTRALIA

c)

WEALTH

d)

IMMUNITY

9.

Australian Aboriginals had very limited _________________ to a range of diseases like smallpox and tuberculosis. 

a)

IMMUNITY

b)

WEALTH   

c)

AUSTRALIA 

d)

  JOHN BATMAN

10.

organized a treaty with local Wurundjeri elders to buy land in the Port Phillip Bay area.

a)

WEALTH 

b)

JOHN BATMAN

c)

IMMUNITY

d)

AUSTRALIA

11.

Tuberculosis was a very common illness, usually affecting the lungs and killed ____% of people in the 19 century.

a)

23

b)

26

c)

24

d)

25

12.

was one of the causes of the “Black Death” in the Middle Ages. 

a)

QUARANTINE

b)

BUBONIC PLAGUE

c)

TUBERCULOSIS

d)

PERTH

13.

The major causes of death between the ages of 15 and 44 for men were _________________ and __________________ for women.

a)

PERTH

b)

CHILDBIRTH

c)

TUBERCULOSIS

d)

QUARANTINE  

14.

Terraced house is a row of identical houses with shared walls built in East _________________ to meet the growing population’s need for cheap housing.

a)

BICYCLES

b)

PERTH

c)

CHILDBIRTH

d)

TUBERCULOSIS

15.

In Melbourne and Perth the use of _________________ with air-filled tyres became very popular during the 1890s.

a)

BUBONIC PLAGUE

b)

CHILDBIRTH  

c)

PERTH

d)

BICYCLES

16.

Many diseases in Australia in 1900s were link to

a)

Dirt, poor water supplies, inadequate removal of sewage and lack of hygiene

b)

AUSTRALIA WAS INVADED, RESISTANCE WAS MET WITH VIOLENDE, THEIR LAND WAS STOLEN

c)

AUSTRALIA WAS SETTLED PEACEFULLY, LAND WAS EXPLORED AND OCCUPIED, FARMS WERE DEVELOPED, PROGRESS WAS MADE

17.

is the widespread acceptance of freedom of speech, the press and religion in a society.

a)

LIBERALISM

b)

UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE

c)

NATIONALISM

d)

SIGNIFICANT

18.

The features of Australian colonies that made them distinct from other nations in the world

a)

  LIBERALISM 

b)

NATIONALISM

c)

  UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE

d)

SIGNIFICANT

19.

is the right for both men and women to vote.

a)

LIBERALISM 

b)

  NATIONALISM

c)

UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE

d)

SUFFRAGETTE

20.

are a group of women who advocate for the rights of women to vote

a)

SUFFRAGETTE 

b)

UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE

c)

SIGNIFICANT

d)

NATIONALISM

21.

Catherine Spence and Mary Lee were the two _____________ individuals who organized a petition with 11,000 signatures presented to the Premiere of South Australia. The South Australian then passed the bill permitting women (21 years old and above) to vote.

a)

SIGNIFICANT

b)

UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE

c)

SUFFRAGETTE 

d)

NATIONALISM

22.

In _____ women in South Australia officially received permission to vote.

a)

1895

b)

1899

c)

1886

d)

1982

23.

Putting to all voters a question that usually requires an answer of yes or no is called

a)

EDMUND BARTON

b)

ALFRED DEAKIN

c)

REFERENDUM

d)

GEORGE REID

24.

the Commonwealth of Australia began in January

a)

1901

b)

1907

c)

1095

d)

1091

25.

known as the Father of Federation and known for his speech ‘One People, One Destiny.

a)

HENRY PARKES

b)

REFERENDUM

c)

GEORGE REID

d)

ALFRED DEAKIN

26.

was the premier of New South Wales from 1894-1899 and has given the nickname of “Yes-no Reid”. A premier of New South Wales and a key figure in the movement for Federation

a)

ALFRED DEAKIN 

b)

GEORGE REID

c)

EDMUND BARTON

d)

HENRY PARKES  

27.

was a Victorian politician, brilliant speaker and a lawyer. He was a liberal who was keen to support underprivileged people in Australia.

a)

  EDMUND BARTON 

b)

HENRY PARKES

c)

ALFRED DEAKIN

d)

GEORGE REID

28.

was a lawyer from New South Wales who spent so much of the 1890s promoting federation. 

a)

ALFRED DEAKIN 

b)

EDMUND BARTON 

c)

  REFERENDUM

d)

GEORGE REID